Total Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sowood View area has the lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sowood View (WF5 0LG) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Horbury and South Ossett average (77.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sowood View (WF5 0LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lombardi Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfield Mount (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Horbury and South Ossett

Crime Over Time in Sowood View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Georgia Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Georgia Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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